Basma
Basma is an Israeli Arab local council in the Wadi Ara area of Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a West, Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Givat Ha’rakafot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include מעויה and ’Ara.
מעויה
Village
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Mu'awiya is an Arab village in Israel's Haifa District. The village is in the Wadi Ara area of the northern Triangle and lies between Kfar Kara and Umm el-Fahm.
’Ara
Village
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'Ara is a village in the Haifa District in northern Israel, located in the Wadi Ara valley. Since 1985, 'Ara has been part of the Ar'ara local council. ’Ara is situated 3½ km southwest of Basma.
Ar’ara
Village
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Ar'ara is an Arab town in the Wadi Ara region in northern Israel. It is located southwest of Umm al-Fahm just northwest of the Green Line, and is part of the Triangle. In 2023, the population was 20,443. Ar’ara is situated 3½ km south of Basma.
Basma
- Type: Locality with 9,780 residents
- Description: Arab town in Israel
- Category: local council in Israel
- Location: Haifa District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Basma” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بسمة”
- Arabic: “بسمة”
- Arabic: “مجلس بسمة المحلي”
- Catalan: “Basma”
- Czech: “Basma”
- Dutch: “Basma”
- French: “Basma”
- German: “Basma”
- Hebrew: “בסמ’ה”
- Hebrew: “בסמ"ה”
- Hebrew: “בסמה”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Basma”
- Persian: “بسمه (اسرائیل)”
- Persian: “بسمه (مجلس محلی) (اسرائیل)”
- Polish: “Basma”
- Russian: “Басма”
- Scots: “Basma”
- Spanish: “Basma”
- Turkish: “Basma”
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